NYT Pips #435 Answers
Easy solution
4×4 grid · 5 dominoes · 5 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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11
7
7
=
Medium solution
5×4 grid · 7 dominoes · 10 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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<1
>2=
4≠
>2
5
<5
Hard solution
9×6 grid · 16 dominoes · 22 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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5
58
61
4
07
23
26
>8
5=
5=
2
3
4
About Pips #435
Pips #435 ran on Monday, October 26, 2026. Each board shows every domino in its solved position: the colour of a half is the region it belongs to, and the small badge marks that region's rule — a target sum, “=” for all-equal, or a “<”/“>” limit. This Hard board used 16 dominoes against 5 on Easy, which is the usual way Pips scales difficulty: more pieces, more regions, fewer forced moves.
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